Governance mandates, outside directors, and acquirer performance

We use hand-collected board data around the issuance of two distinct government-led board structure mandates in the U.K. to establish the effect of outside directors on acquirer performance. Increases in outside director representation are associated with better acquirer returns in deals involving l...

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Main Authors: Dahya, J. (Author), Golubov, A. (Author), Petmezas, D. (Author), Travlos, N.G (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2019
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